Stomp This Way

After the success of his debut film, Kong got a fast-tracked sequel in the form of Son of Kong, released a mere 9 months after the original. But does this film fare better than Godzilla's rushed follow-up? Or does this movie need to sink along with Skull Island? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit ou...

In this bonus episode we review the film spinoff of the Ultraman Mebius show titled Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers. For the 40th anniversary of the Ultra series, Tsuburaya brought a truckload of memberberries, with cameos and throwbacks galore! But does this film capture the magic of those Ultra classics? Or is it a nostalgia-driven cash grab?  Listen and find out!  You can visit our website...

This week we review a parody film that also serves as a pseudo-sequel to The X from Outer Space titled Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit. Cameos and jokes abound, but is this film as funny as Guilala's design? Or does it run out of steam long before the credits roll? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gma...

21 years before Godzilla came into existence, a film called King Kong amazed audiences with its awe-inspiring effects and tragic story. Listen as Aaron, Andrew, and Dylan take a deep dive into this genre defining classic! Does the film soar higher than the Empire State Building? Or is it remembered more fondly than it deserves? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.pod...

Almost a year after its original scheduled release date, Godzilla vs. Kong is finally upon us! Aaron, Andrew and Dylan streamed the latest entry in Legendary's MonsterVerse on HBO Max the day of release and recorded their thoughts immediately afterwards. Is this the epic clash of titans that it's hyped up to be? Or is it the final nail in the coffin for this shared universe? Listen and find out! ...

This week we are reviewing the concluding chapter in the Gamera franchise with Gamera: The Brave. Does this returning-to-his-roots outing send Gamera flying off with his head held high? Or does this reboot quickly spin out of control? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitter: htt...

In an attempt to get in on the kaiju boom going on across Japan, the film studio Shochiku produced The X from Outer Space, in which a group of astronauts unwittingly return to Earth with a spore that grows into a giant monster! But does this film stand up to the best productions of Toho and Daiei at the time? Or is it another cheap Godzilla wannabe? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website...

With Godzilla's anime on the horizon, we first visit Pacific Rim's Netflix treatment, titled Pacific Rim: The Black. Released as 7 half-hour episodes, this CG animated series is a continuation of the story presented in the two films. But did this show manage to capture the fun and exciting elements of Pacific Rim? Or is it a bland attempt to keep the franchise alive? Listen and find out! You can v...

This week we are concluding the Heisei Gamera trilogy with Revenge of Iris, in which a young girl with a grudge against everyone's favorite flying turtle empowers an evil creature with the desire to kill Gamera! But does the trilogy go out on a high note? Or was Gamera once more in desperate need of a reboot? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can c...

This week we are going back to the '60s for a Toho sci-fi classic in Gorath! When a rogue star is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth, humanity must band together to save the planet from total destruction. But did the filmmakers save this movie from total devastation?  Or is this movie as broken as the moon at the end of this film? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at w...

Gamera is back and this time he is fighting a monster of biblical proportions in Legion! But does our favorite giant turtle follow up his best outing yet with another hit? Or does this franchise sink along with Gamera's Atlantean creators? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our social medias: Twitte...

In 2004, as part of a project to revitalize the Ultraman franchise, Tsuburaya Productions released the big-budget spectacle Ultraman: The Next. But was this film the right way to go about it? Or are they lucky this movie didn't put the series to bed permanently? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our...

This week we return to the work of Ray Harryhausen with It Came from Beneath the Sea. in which a giant octopus threatens the city of San Francisco! But does this eight-armed beast stand up with the best of Harryhausen's creations? Or is this film a run-of-the-mill 50's B-movie? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gm...

During the period between the Showa and Heisei eras, Godzilla traveled over to the States to star in his very own Cartoon Network show! But did Hanna-Barbera do justice to the King of Monsters? Or was his first outing in the animated medium lackluster at best? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@gmail.com Visit our s...

After a fifteen year hiatus, Gamera came roaring back to cinemas in the 90's with Guardian of the Universe, in which our favorite giant turtle must do battle with a trio of Gyaos to save Japan. But was this movie as good as Aaron has been hyping it up to be? Or was it a dud with his cohosts? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stomp...

Five years after the first film hit theaters, the Pacific Rim franchise came stomping back with Uprising, in which the never-before-mentioned son of Pentecost must overcome his demons and pilot a Jaeger and fight giant kaiju. But was this a worthy follow up to del Toro's monster romp? Or was this a portal best left unopened? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbea...

For his final entry in the Showa era, Gamera got the All Monsters Attack treatment, with most of the kaiju action consisting of stock footage from previous films. But were the new scenes in between the "best of" fights good enough to keep us engaged? Or does this movie make the aforementioned Godzilla film look like a masterpiece? And what did we think of the long-awaited Godzilla vs. Kong trailer...

In the wake of the '98 Godzilla film, with the prospects of a theatrical sequel looking grim, Fox produced an animated series to follow it up instead. In it, Nick Tatopoulos and his crew defend the world from giant monsters, with a little help from Godzilla. But does this series improve upon the film that preceded it? Or is it one of many forgettable 90's kid shows? Listen and find out! You can vi...

In 2013 kaiju fans were treated to Guillermo del Toro's take on the genre with Pacific Rim, in which humanity has built giant robots called Jaegers to fight off invading monsters. It was pretty well received at the time, but does it still hold up nearly 8 years later? Or does this film belong at the bottom of the Pacific? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.c...

In this episode, Gamera once more has to fend off alien invaders hellbent on global destruction! And believe us when we say wild antics ensue! But does the over-the-top goofy quality of this movie make it entertaining? Or are we longing for the days of more serious kaiju cinema? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@g...

In this entry of the franchise, Gamera has a more terrestrial outing as he faces Jiger, a monster released from her prison after scientists remove the ancient relic keeping her at bay. Is this film still a blast despite the lack of alien antagonists? Or is this film as painful to the eyes as the Devil's Whistle is to Jiger's ears? Listen and find out!   You can visit our website at www.stompthiswa...

This week we are delving into the rocky world of video game adaptions with Monster Hunter, in which Milla Jovovich is transported into a desert filled with dangerous creatures. Does this movie buck the usual trend of bad video game adaptations? Or is this movie as bad as Ron Pearlman's wig? Listen and find out!  You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompt...

This week we are reviewing another '50s classic in The Monolith Monsters, in which the remnants of a meteorite began growing and threatening the safety of a small desert town. But does this movie achieve the towering heights of the invading monoliths? Or does it sink like a rock? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can contact us at stompthisway1954@g...

It took Godzilla five movies to make the turn to hero, but by the fifth film in his franchise, Gamera was already well established as the "friend of all children." But can Gamera save two Earth boys from evil alien women desperately wanting to eat their brains?! Or will he be flying back to Earth empty-handed? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway.podbean.com You can c...

This week we are watching a wildlife doc...oh wait, that lizard is supposed to be giant?! Join us as we tackle the 50's cult classic The Giant Gila Monster, in which a lizard, which isn't actually a Gila monster, terrorizes a small midwestern town. But was this a fun campy ride? Or was Aaron really glad he didn't pay to watch this? Listen and find out! You can visit our website at www.stompthisway...